I didn't really think much of the first TEEN WOLF - an '80s high school comedy starring Michael J. Fox as a werewolf - so I wasn't expecting much from this forgotten sequel, either. Indeed, there's nothing much to see here other than a lame re-run of the first movie, with an added ROCKY-style boxing plot to add some action to the inanity.
The problem with TEEN WOLF TOO is that it feels flaccid and badly dated as a high school comedy. The best high school movies are adult rated, delivering raucous entertainment that anyone who's ever been a teenager can readily identify with. By comparison, this is a cheap and cheerful sequel, the 'highlight' of which involves a huge '50s-flavoured dance off with our hero headlining in full werewolf costume.
The narrative involves some kind of predictable moral fairytale in which our hero must learn humility and to constrain the excesses of his ego. It's all rather sanctimonious in approach, layered with '80s cheese and the usual stock characters: the nerd friend, the bad guy jock, the bimbos. Say what you like about the original, at least it had the likable Michael J. Fox as the lead, whereas here we're saddled with the annoying Jason Bateman instead. He's no match, and neither is this lacklustre movie compared to the warmly-regarded first film.
The problem with TEEN WOLF TOO is that it feels flaccid and badly dated as a high school comedy. The best high school movies are adult rated, delivering raucous entertainment that anyone who's ever been a teenager can readily identify with. By comparison, this is a cheap and cheerful sequel, the 'highlight' of which involves a huge '50s-flavoured dance off with our hero headlining in full werewolf costume.
The narrative involves some kind of predictable moral fairytale in which our hero must learn humility and to constrain the excesses of his ego. It's all rather sanctimonious in approach, layered with '80s cheese and the usual stock characters: the nerd friend, the bad guy jock, the bimbos. Say what you like about the original, at least it had the likable Michael J. Fox as the lead, whereas here we're saddled with the annoying Jason Bateman instead. He's no match, and neither is this lacklustre movie compared to the warmly-regarded first film.